Ash-cart.



' PATBNTBD SEPT. 15, 1903.

J. G. LEHR.

ASH CART.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 17, 1903.

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Wit esses No. 739,012. PATENTED SEPT. 15. 1903.

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U ITED STATES -Patented September 15, 1903.1

PATE T OFFICE.

ASH-CART.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 739,012, datedSeptember 15, 1903.

' Application filed June 17,1903. Serial No. 161,832. (No model.)

mize the liability of dust and ashes being blown about by the wind andalso to provide for raising the. coverautomatically at the dumpingoperation to facilitate the dumping of the contents of the cart.

In the drawings forming part of this specification," Figure 1 is a sideelevation of my improved ash-cart, the parts being shown in normalposition. Fig. 2 is'a similar view, but illustrating the dumpingoperation.- Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the cart. Fig. 4 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 3, but showing the cart in condition to be loaded withgarbage at each side. Fig. 5 is a plan of the cart. Fig. 6 is asectional detail in elevation of the construction of the upper side edgeof the cartbody and the lower portion of the cover rest ing thereon.Fig.7 is a detail in front ele-' vation of the upper right-hand cornerof the front side of the cart, illustrating the mounting of one of therolls whereby the cover is lifted at the dumping operation. Fig. 8 is aside view of the parts shown at Fig. 7 Fig. 9 is a sectional elevationof means for lock-. ing a hood when itis swung up to permit loading;Fig. 10 is a side view of the upper portion of the cart, showing a hoodraised.

In the several views similar parts are designated by similar numerals ofreference.

Upon a running-gear 1, which may be of any suitable construction, ishinged or pivoted at 2 a dumping-body 3, its rear end 4. having the formof a chute to facilitate dumping. At its front end the body is normallysecured by the usual hasp or look at 5, Fig. 1. The dumping may beeffected in any desired manner; but preferably a shaft 6 is journaledtransversely upon the runninggear, being squared at one end at 7 toreceive a key and carries asprocket-wheel 8, over which runs a chain 9,the upper reach whereof is connected to the cart-body at a point 10forwardly of the body-pivot 2 and thelower reach whereof is attached toa short arm 11, projecting downwardly from the lower edge of the rearside of the cart-body, so that by giving the shaft a rotation in onedirection or to the right in Fig. 2 the body is dumped, while byrotating it in the opposite direction the body is tipped up to normalposition. 3

Preferably-I mount upon the key-shaft 6 a starting-cam 12, projectingforwardly and upwardly from the shaft and adapted to bear up against theunder side of the body to offoot the initial movement thereof at thedumpingoperation; A handhold 13 may be provided at the forward end ofthe body to fa cilitat'e the dumping, and in some cases the describeddumping omitted.

A reinforcing angle-iron 14 may extend all around the upper edge of thecart-body, and upon said iron rests an open rectangular frame consistingof side bars 15 and front and rear end bars 16 and 17, each of said barsbeing formed of angle-iron whereof the flange 18 depends, as seenclearly at Fig. 6. These depending flanges completely inclose the upperedge of the cart-bod y, thereby preventing drafts of air and the blowingabout of dust.

Upon the front and rear bars of said open frame are erected end walls 19and 20, preferably formed with sloping sides, as at 21, Fig. 4- At thetop these walls are centrally connected by a rod 25 to stiifen thestructure, said rod also serving as a pintle, upon which are mounted byhinges 26 a pair of hoods, one covering each side half. of the cart, andeither one or both of the hoods, Fig. 4, may be swung up about the hingeto permit loading from either side, thereby rendering it convenient toload the cart from either side of the street, whichisadcsideratnm. Eachhoodcomprises a top 27, this being-the part which is hinged to the rod25, a sloping side 28, and ends 29, the latter for inclosing the endwalls 20 of the cover-frame, as at Fig. 3, to exclude air-currents. Itwill also be understoood'that when onlyone hood is raised, as at Fig.10, the other hood completely closes the other side of the cart, forminga pocket through which 'the wind is not free to circulate, while, aswill be mechanism may be understood from Fig. 4, the end walls or flaps29 of the raised hood cooperate with the end walls 20 of the cover-frameto bar the wind from blowing over and stirring up the contents of thecart. In other words, when only one hood is raised it will he observedthat the cart is open at only one side and is closed at both ends and atthe top, so that while it is perfectly convenient to load the cart,still the objectionable blowing about of ashes and odors ispractically'obviated. A rubber or other pad strip 30, Figs. 6 and 7, maybe fitted upon the upper sides of the open rectangular cover-frame toavoid injury to ash-barrels, which rest thereon while being dumped intothe cart.

In order to secure the hoods in their raised position, I provide uponthe end walls 20 threaded studs 31, Fig. 9, which project through slots32, formed in the hood ends 29, preferably both front and rear, saidslots being curved concentrically with the pintle 25 and handle-nuts 33being fitted upon said studs to bear upon the hood ends and secure themin any position to which they may be set. IIandholds 3t for raising thehoods may also be provided at each end thereof.

At the dumping operation the cover-frame, with its hoods, is liftedautomatically, the frame for this purpose being provided with a tongueor forward extension, which is pivoted at 35 upon and between standards36, rising from the running-gear, whereby the cover-frame may be swungup at its rear end. Said extension may consist of side bars 37, formedintegral with or attached to the front bar 16 of the cover-frame, and abar 38, connecting said side bars, and, if desired, said extension maybe utilized for a drivers seat, or the seat may be swung upon uprights39, which flank the standards 36. Rolls 40 are journaled in brackets 41,which are attached to the upper front corners at the sides of thecart-body, so that the rollers-may run along the under sides of the sidebars 15 of the hinged cover-frame, Figs. 2 and 7. It will be seen thatat the dumping operation the rolls 40 move in a rising are about thepivotal point 2, upon which the cart-body turns, and serve to raise thecover-frame,witl1 its hoods, bodily about the pivot 35, thus moving therear portion of the cover to a position where it will not interfere withthe movement of the carts contents out of its rear chute-like portion.As seen at Figs. 5 and 8, the side bars 15 of the cover-frame mayproject a little beyond the cover at 42 to overlie the rolls when thelatter are in normal position. The flanges 18 of the cover-frame alsoserve to prevent the cover from displacement by the jarring of the cartin traveling. When the cart-body, with its rollers 40, is returned tonormal position after dumping, the weight of the cover-frame causes itto settle upon the top of the body, thus closing the same. The cover inno wise interferes with the dumping of the carts contents, as in priorconstructions,- nor is the use of a shovel necessary in unloading, asthe entire contents may slide freely out of the rear end.

Variations maybe resorted to in construction, arrangement of parts, andoperation within the scope of my invention, and portions of myimprovements may be used without others.

- Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. An ash-cart comprisinga running-gear, a body pivoted thereon and having at its rear end theform of a chute, and a cover pivoted at its forward end upon therunning-gear independently of the body so that the cover may lift fromthe body to permit dumping.

2. An ash-cart comprising a runningear, a body pivoted thereon andhaving at the rear end the form of a chute, and a cover pivotallysupported at its forward end so that it may lift from the body to permitdumping; said cover consisting of front and rear end walls, barsconnecting said walls, and a pair of side hoods hinged at the top andadapted when closed to inclose said end walls.

3. An ash-cart comprising a running-gear, a body pivoted thereon andhaving at its rear end the form of a chute, and a cover for said body;said cover comprising a framework and a hinged hood; said frameworkbeing pivoted to a part upon the running-gear so that the cover may liftfrom the body to permit dumping.

4. An ash-cart comprising a running-gear, adumpingbody mounted thereon,acover for said body, said cover being supported at its forward end uponthe runningear independently of said body, and means called intooperation by the dumping movement of the body, for lifting the rear endof the cover upwardly from the body.

5. An ash-cart comprising a running-gear, a dumping-body pivotedthereon, bearingrolls upon said body, a cover surmounting said body andhinged at its forward end and having a bearing along which said rollsmay run, at each side of the cover; said bodypivot, rolls and bearingsbeing so related that the dumping movement of the body causes the rollsto rise and elevate the rear end of the cover.

6. An ash-cart comprising a running-gear, a dumping-body pivotedthereon, a cover for said body, said cover being supported at itsforward end upon said running-gear independently of said body; andmeanscalled into operation by the dumping movement of the body, forlifting the rear end of the cover upwardly from the body; said covercomprising a pair of side hoods, and a supportingframe to which they arehinged.

7. An ash-cart comprising a running-gear, a dumping-body pivotedthereon, a cover for said body; said cover comprising a pair of sidehoods hinged at the top, and a supporting-frame to which said hoods arehinged, and said frame being pivotally supported at its forward end uponthe running-gear independently of the body; and means called intooperation by the dumping movement of the body, for raising the coverabout its pivot.

8. An ash-cart comprising a running-gear, a dumping-body pivotedthereon; a cover for said body; said cover resting loosely upon saidbody, and being hinged at its forward end; standards rising from therunning-gear to which said cover is pivoted forwardly of thedumping-body; said body being provided with means for lifting said coverabout its pivot.

9. An ash-cart comprising a running-gear; a dumping-body pivotedthereon; a pair of rolls mounted upon the forward upper corners of saidbody; a cover loosely surmounting said body; said cover comprising aframe and side lids, and said frame having an extension which projectsforwardly from the dumping-body and is pivoted at its forward end; asupport rising from the running-gear upon which said extension ispivoted; said' rolls being adapted to run upon the under side of saidframe, and the body-pivot, rolls, frame and frame-pivot being so relatedthat at the dumping operation the rolls rise and lift the cover bodilyabout its pivot.

10. An ash-cart comprising a running-gear, a dumping-body thereon, acover surmounting said body, a forward extension upon said cover, and asupport whereon said extension is pivoted at its forward end, saidsupport being fixed upon said running gear independently of said body,whereby the cover may be swungup to clear the body at the dumpingoperation.

11. An ash-cart comprising a running-gear, a dumping-body thereon, acover comprising a frame and a lid, said frame having depending flangeswhich inclose the top edges of said body, and a support to which saidcover is piv-. oted at its forward end, said support being fixed uponsaid running-gear independently of said body.

12. An ash-cart comprising a running-gear, a dumping-body thereon, acover comprising a frame and a pair of hoods, said frame consisting ofside and end bars of angle-iron which rest upon and inclose the upperedge of said body, and end walls rising from said end bars, and saidhoods being hinged together at the top and at their end portionsinolosing said end walls, and a support to which said cover is pivotedat its forward end.

13. An ash-cart comprising a body and a movable cover thereon; saidcover comprising an open frame resting upon the upper edge of said body,and front and rear end walls, and a rod connecting the tops of saidwalls; and said cover also comprising hoods hinged upon said rod andinclosing'said walls.

14. An ash-cart comprising a body and a movable cover thereon; saidcover comprising an open frame resting upon the upper edge of said body,front and rear end walls, and a rod connecting the tops of said walls,and hoods hinged upon said rod and inclosing said walls; each of saidend walls being provided with threaded studs, and said hoodshavingcurved slots through which said studs protrude; and locking-nutsupon said studs.

15. An ash-cart comprising a running-gear, a body pivoted thereon,rollers upon the forward portion of said body, mechanism for tiltingsaid body, an open frame resting upon the top edge of said body inposition to be engaged by said rollers, said frame being pivoted, and alid upon said frame; said bodypivot, rollers, frame and frame-pivotbeing so related that the rollers may lift the frame about its pivot.

16. An ash-cart comprisinga runningear, a body pivoted thereon, akeyshaft journaled upon said runninggear, a cover mounted upon saidbody, and means controlled by said key-shaft for dumping the body andraising the cover.

17. An ash-cart comprising a running-gear, a body pivoted thereon, atransverse keyshaft, a sprocket-wheel upon said key-shaft, astarting-cam also fixed upon said key-shaft, a chain running over saidsprocketwheel and connected to said body, and a pivoted cover so mountedthat its rear end is lifted by the movement of the body produced byturning said key-shaft.

JOHN CHARLES LEHR. I

- Witnesses:

HANNAH BESTHOFF, ANTHONY O. DURSOHANG.

